Courtois had just one year left on his contract and made clear his desire to return to Madrid, where he spent three seasons on loan with Atletico, to be closer to his two children.

Courtois originally posted a written message to Chelsea fans on Facebook, but removed it shortly afterwards.

Courtois has always been linked with Madrid, while Kovacic has spent the summer forcing an exit from the Santiago Bernabeu.

Courtois has agreed a six-year contract and Real will pay an initial 35 million euros ($40.7 million) for the Belgian goalkeeper, Spanish media reported. The Croatia global is expected to join the Blues on a season-long loan as part of an agreement which should witness Thibaut Courtois' permanent exit from the club.

Thibaut Courtois' future at Chelsea appears more uncertain after the goalkeeper failed to turn up for training for a second day running, according to reports.

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Real Madrid also confirmed the deal, revealing that the Belgium goalkeeper will put pen to paper on a contract that takes him up to the end of the 2023-4 season.

Kepa made his worldwide debut for Spain in November, keeping a clean sheet in a friendly win over Costa Rica, and was named to the Spain squad for the World Cup in Russian Federation this summer, though he didn't play.

It is understood that an offer has yet to be tabled for Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld. This is done by depositing the amount of the buyout clause with LaLiga to release a player.

United's interest in imposing Barcelona defender Yerry Mina could also be frustrated with the Colombian thought to be closing in on a move to Everton.

There is a mint green power button on this Pixel 3 XL as well, which differs from the orange button on the two-tone Pixel 2 XL. Last week, Google Pixel 3 XL was leaked in a Clearly White colour option, courtesy of an image spotted by XDA Developers .

On the first operational mission to the International Space Station, Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada would fly for Boeing . The spacecraft will dock and undock autonomously to the space station before flying their crew back to Earth.

Cover up with light-colored clothes, long sleeves and trousers when outdoors or while in areas where mosquito activity is high. In North America, that means that mosquito season - extending from the late spring through the fall - is West Nile season.

It seems to have gotten the better of the billionaire who has tweeted that he's considering taking the company private . The stock is far below the $420 price at which Musk said shareholders would be bought out.

Clashes along the Gaza border since the end of March have seen at least 160 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire . It said the Palestinian resistance had fired a large number of rockets at "enemy positions in the Gaza envelope".

Collins was one of President Donald Trump's earliest supporters and acted as the congressional liaison for Trump's 2016 campaign. Chris Collins is facing federal charges related to alleged insider trading, according to a breaking news report from CNBC .

Indonesia's disaster agency says the death toll from the quake that shook Lombok island Sunday evening has risen to 131. The Indonesian Red Cross said it had set up 10 mobile clinics in the north of the island.

The Energy Information Administration is scheduled to release the data on USA crude stockpiles, at 10:30 AM ET on Wednesday. It also held its ground against the dollar around 1.2954 but remained very close to an 11-month low which it hit on Monday.

Disney exec Ricky Strauss is in charge of the new streaming service, as president of content and marketing. Total revenue rose 7 percent to $15.23 billion, but missed analysts' average forecast of $15.34 billion.

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